By Andrew McChesney The 26-year-old missionary gazed at the group of 50 Zimbabwean police officers. The uniformed men and women had just participated in a colorful parade in downtown Bulawayo, and they were waiting for him to speak. Emmanuel Msimanga – a Global Mission pioneer assigned to the central business district of Zimbabwe’s second-largest city … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: “None but those who have fortified the mind with the truths of the Bible will stand through the last great conflict. To every soul will come the searching test: Shall I obey God rather than men? … The apostle Paul declared, looking down to the last days: ‘The time will come when they will … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 16:16. How successful will Satan’s end-time deception be in gathering the people of the world to the battle of Armageddon? The deceptive demonic miracles will achieve worldwide success. In having spurned Bible teachings, people will believe a lie that will be accompanied by deceptive miracles (2 Thess. 2:9-12). They will unite together in purpose, symbolized … Continue reading –>
Revelation 16:12 tells us that the purpose of the drying up of the Euphrates is to prepare the way for “the kings from the east” (NKJV). In the Old Testament, “the kings from the east” were Cyrus and his forces coming from the north, then approaching Babylon from the east (Isa. 41:25). Their conquest of Babylon made … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 16:12 along with Revelation 17:1 and Revelation 17:15. What does the symbol of the Euphrates stand for? What is the significance of the drying up of the Euphrates in the context of the seven last plagues? In the Old Testament, the Euphrates was a critical means of support for Israel’s enemies, Assyria and Babylon. The river flowed through … Continue reading –>
With the cessation of Christ’s intercession in the heavenly sanctuary, the destiny of each individual is forever determined. The time has come for those who have spurned the gospel to experience God’s wrath in its fullness. The seven last plagues mirror the plagues poured out upon Egypt (Exodus chapters 7-11). As the Egyptian plagues affected the … Continue reading –>
People have already made their choice either for God or for Babylon. Before Christ comes, however, the destructive winds of Satan’s fury that have been restrained (Rev. 7:1-3) are unleashed, followed by the seven last plagues. Read Revelation 15:1 along with Exodus 7 – 11. How are the Egyptian plagues, considered the backdrop for the seven last plagues, … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Rev. 15:1; Rev. 7:1-3; Rev. 14:9-10; Rev. 16:1-12; Daniel 5:1-31; Rev. 15:1; Rev. 16:16; 2 Thess. 2:9-12. Memory Text: “Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, for Your judgments have been manifested” (Revelation 15:4, NKJV). Revelation 11:18 summarizes events on earth right … Continue reading –>
By Andrew McChesney Seventh-day Adventists took a boat cruise to share health tips in central Russia – and the boat’s captain quit smoking. Children wrote letters about the Ten Commandments to give away on Russian streets. Evangelistic meetings gave power tools to people whose homes were damaged in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine. These are among the … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Final Warning”, pages 603-612, in The Great Controversy. Revelation shows that at the time of the end, God’s people are commissioned with the proclamation of the end-time gospel to the world. The work before us seems daunting, all but impossible. However, we have the promise of God’s power. “The great work … Continue reading –>
